Connecting preparation to performance and the growth mindset required to adequately train and prepare has been a big focus for the freeride program this season. In any sport, being properly prepared includes more than just the time on the field, course or snow. Strength and conditioning, mobility, nutrition, rest/recovery, mental health, and technique all play key roles. At the midpoint of the season is a great time to reflect on the preparations that we have made. Did our training throughout the summer, fall and early season set us up to meet our skiing goals and be successful in competition? What did we miss that may be preventing us from achieving our goals and reaching our full potential?  What can we do for the remainder of this season to fill in any gaps? How can we better prepare for next season? These are all questions that every athlete should be asking themselves. 

Now that we are in the heart of competition season it’s great to see the results that were made possible by our preparation and training. We have seen many great results and performances so far, and we still have a lot of training and competition remaining. I’m looking forward to even more great skiing from our athletes moving forward. 

~ Davin Grapentine

Freeride Director

February Athlete Spotlight: Bryce F

Bryce takes the spotlight this month with his positive attitude and coachable mindset. Bryce has learned new tricks during our trampoline training sessions at Woodward, and has learned about freeriding our home mountain, as well as the knowledge and skills it takes to bring to the competition setting. Where at Snowbasin, even though the event was canceled due to fog, Bryce skied fast, and strong, and would have been in the runnings for a podium finish. Keep it up Bryce! 

 

 

 

U19 Freeride Update

The U19 Freeride team has been busy traveling and competing at national and regional events. With 15 podium finishes, the hard work that these athletes have put in at our home mountain, and team gym are proving to be worthwhile. We have five more National events, and two more Regional events to attend this season before the Junior Freeride Championship. In the meantime, between making powder turns, coaches are evaluating athletes on their progress this season, and focusing on preparing for the upcoming events.

~ Griffin Rasmussen

U19 Head Coach

On The Podium 

Snowbird 2*(regional event)

Girls (Vol. 1) – (2nd) Sasha B

Boys (Vol. 1) – (1st) Aj M

Girls (Vol. 2) – (1st) Ellie R

Boys (Vol. 2) – (1st)  Rowan H, (2nd) Hamish H, (3rd) Jack R

Grand Targhee 3*(national event)

Girls – (3rd) Brynn C

Powder Mountain 2*

Girls – (1st) Izzy P, (2nd) Kate W

Boys – (1st) AJ M, (2nd) Thomas M

Snowbasin 2*

Girls (Vol. 2) – (3rd) Izzy U

Palisades 3*

Girls – (3* Qulifier 2nd) Hannah B

Boys- (2nd) AJ McCleary, (3rd) Jack R

Notable Finishes

Snowbird 2*

Girls (Vol. 1) – (5th) Kate W

Boys (Vol. 1) – (Tie for 7th) Peter M & Thatcher M, (10th) Austen A, (11th) Daniel M.

Boys (Vol. 2) – (4th) Lucas B, (5th) Owen H, (6th) Boone W, (8th) Berenger C.

Grand Targhee 3*

Girls – (8th) Sasha B

Boys – (6th) Rex R, (9th) Austin A, (10th) Obie S

Powder Mountain 2*

Boys – (4th) Berenger C, (5th) Jack A, (7th) Bryce F, (8th)Owen H, (9th) Jonah W.

Snowbasin 2*

Girls (Vol. 1) – (6th) Izzy U

Palisades 3*

Boys – (7th) Thomas M, (12th) Ian M

U15 Freeride Update

The U15 Freeride team kicked off this month with a bang with podium finishes at the Targhee 3* (Sandrs V 5th place, Maddie S 7th place) and the Powder Mtn 2* (Sam R 2nd place), and Snowbasin 2* V1 (Seda M 1st, Hannah M 2nd, Sam R 3rd, Willow A 4th, Greta W 5th as well as Kekoa H in 2nd and Tucker W in 3rd) and Snowbasin 2* V2 (Ruby F 1st, Maviny H 2nd). Upcoming at the end of the month we have our Snowbird 3* that many of our athletes will be competing in, and I’m sure we will have some great finishes! Many of our athletes are excelling through their hard work and dedication, and that is showing in our competitions as well. Looking forward to training at home the rest of the month, the Freeride team is continuing to work on our fundamentals and putting together lines and building our technical freeride skills. 

~ Sydney Ricketts

U15 Head Coach

U12 Freeride Update

The Freeride U12 team started competition season off on a high note with many podium results at the Snowbird 2* Vol 1 and Vol 2 competitions on January 25th and 26th. 

Notable results at Snowbird include: 

Vol 1 boys: Banks A 1st, Crew W 3rd

Vol 1 Girls: Sophia D 1st, Lucy P 4th

Vol 2 boys: Crew W 2nd, Anthony M 3rd, Colin S 4th

Vol 2 girls: Sophia D 1st, Emily M 2nd, Evelyn T 3rd

At the Snowbasin 2* Vol 1 and Vol 2 competitions, our girls made a strong showing with SBSEF athletes on the top of the podium on both days. The SBSEF girls were challenged with a deeper field at Snowbasin than many U12 competitions with 8 athletes in Vol 1 and 11 athletes in Vol 2. Jfast athlete Tate A won her first ever freeride competition at Snowbasin. Congratulations Tate! It’s been great to continue our collaboration with Jfast beyond fall dryland and we are looking forward to having Jfast athletes Jett F and Benny A participate in the 2* freeride competition at Solitude in March. 

Notable results at Snowbasin include: 

Vol 1 girls: Lucy P 1st

Vol 2 girls: Tate A 1st

 

 

 

~ Davin Grapentine

U12 Head Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ski Camps:

SBSEF Alpine and Freeride are working on several options for athletes to get time on snow during the off-season. As of now, here are the confirmed dates:

Freeride camp at Mt Hood June 25 – July 2nd

    • – Mt Hood freeride camp will utilize the Timberline freestyle training center and will be a continuation of work from our Woodward sessions.

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